Shuttle is thought program twilight, tears and cheers as triumphs and tragedies

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden calls while anniversary of shuttle program choked the 30, to. Photo credit: Jason Rhian

CAPE CANAVERAL - took the shuttle end less than three months away, NASA, the program to honor, that for the last thirty years the focus of the efforts of the Agency manned space travel. At 13.00 Charles Bolden, along with Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, Janet Kavandi, astronaut of NASA Administrator, shuttle endeavour's vehicle manager Mike Parrish and STS-1 pilot Robert Crippen said NASA employees and members of the media about the long history of the programs and the many achievements.

However, the most important announcement of the day was where the remaining shuttles will be if the program draws to a close. It was announced that the space shuttle enterprise, a test article of the shuttle design, the Intrepid Sea, air & Space Museum in New York from his current home of the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center Virginia moves national air and Space Museum Steven F.. The Udvar-Hazy Center for the discovery, which his last mission in March completed. Endeavour, which is made ready for its final flight at the end of this month, go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Atlantis, which is currently scheduled to fly the last shuttle mission, in June will go to visitor complex of at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

From left to right: Former astronaut and KSC Director Robert Crippen, former astronaut and current NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronaut Janet Kavandi, former astronaut and current KSC Director Bob Cabana and shuttle endeavour vehicle manager Mike Parrish. Shuttle Atlantis, which remain at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is behind them. Photo credit: Jason Rhian

Although Bolden and Cabana are former astronauts, they have been together with one of the two men who flew the first shuttle mission STS-1 - Robert Crippen. This mission is regarded as one of the most risky test flights in the history. If something wrong during the first mission start gone, would by Crippen and Commander John young of Colombia - eject the vehicle of fiery plume. But did all according to plan and Columbia landed at the Edwards Air Force base in California two days later.

The weight of the current events is obviously impacted on Bolden and Crippen, both were visibly emotional during the presentation. Crippen's comments detailed the feelings of many, that this is a bittersweet anniversary. The four-time shuttle veteran with loud applause supported those present, when it became known that Atlantis would remain at the Kennedy Space Center.

Director Robert Cabana gestures toward shuttle Atlantis in Florida to the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex remain former NASA astronaut and current Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: Jason Rhian

"Stay focused," said Bolden during his comments, referring to the gap in the manned space flight, which take place. "It has been a rough day."

There was also a guest appearance of the current members of the international space station in orbit of appointed. She apologized for not able to visit before she confirmed that it was thanks to the hard work of the present, that they could be it Astronaut Cady Coleman, Ron Garan met with cosmonauts and Dmitri Kondratyev, Andrey Borisenko, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Alexander Samokutyaev. The station crew spoke about how made possible the shuttle of this international effort.

Over long distances, the crew of the international space station perform call to the participants at the 30th anniversary event of the shuttle program. Photo credit: Jason Rhian

12 April 1981 roared the space shuttle Columbia into orbit on the first mission of the shuttle program. The first team had only two astronauts aboard, Apollo veteran John young and rookie astronauts Robert Crippen. The first flight of the shuttle program was to take place 20 years to the day that the first person to fire in the orbit rode Yuri Gagarin.

Currently there are only two shuttle flights remaining, endeavour are slated to perform his 25 and final mission STS-134, at the end of this month and Atlantis launches the last mission on 28 June. Once this mission is completed, NASA have to Russia for access to the international space station ISS to small, commercial companies leave; the supported under President Obama new plans for NASA can produce a start system, that fill the gap.

"I like here is the orbiter at KSC, would have been", said Robert Crippen as interviewed. "Atlantis one this gives very good day."

The space shuttle Atlantis on display, with commemorative banners from each of the orbiter was. Atlantis is located at the Kennedy Space Center after its last flight in June of this year. Photo credit: Jason Rhian

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